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Iran, 1963: Wikipedia says that after Khomeini called the Shah a "wretched, miserable man" there followed 3 days of riots that left 15 thousand people dead--but others put the number dead at 32. What is the evidence either way?

by /u/envatted_love in /r/AskHistorians

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